PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ninja Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oswaldo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monk comes to the cage accompanied by On To The Next One. Sanchez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In The Ghetto - By Elvis Presley. On his way into the cage it seems that Ninja Monk has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ninja Monk seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Monk
vs
Sanchez

185 cm
35
168 lbs
33 - 21 - 1

183 cm
37
172 lbs
32 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

VIRAL COMBAT
Perkele!

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninja Monk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Oswaldo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monk throws a front kick that sends Sanchez stumbling back into the cage.
Monk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oswaldo Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monk lands with a nice body kick.
Good work by Monk as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Monk moved away.
Monk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monk throws a nice head kick!
Sanchez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Monk moved out of range nicely.
Monk misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Monk moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Monk counters with a nice body shot.
Sanchez drops his hands momentarily and Monk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monk works Sanchez's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.

Monk gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sanchez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Monk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Monk in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monk content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Monk has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ninja Monk just wasn't active enough.
Monk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanchez's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Monk moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses
enabling Monk to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monk misses with a head kick.
Monk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Monk saw that one coming.
Sanchez throws a jab when Monk was well out of range.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Monk counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
Sanchez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Monk eats them both and turns towards Sanchez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Monk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Monk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanchez. That's going to slow Monk down.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Monk.
Monk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monk. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Monk.
Nice jab there from Sanchez.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Monk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Monk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Monk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Monk settles back down.
Sanchez thumps Monk with a low kick.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ninja Monk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monk misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Monk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Oswaldo Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Monk is just out of range.
Sanchez thuds his right hand into Monk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Monk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
Monk misses the jab.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Monk.
Monk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monk.
Monk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monk.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez lands a front kick.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sanchez tests Monk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Oswaldo Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Monk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Monk throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Monk wants to clinch.
Monk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monk.
A slow jab from Monk misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez tries to land a front kick but Monk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Monk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Monk.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Monk moves out of range of the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Monk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Monk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Monk.
Sanchez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monk misses with a straight left.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Monk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Monk, right into the meat.
Monk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Monk. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez scores with a nice strike.

Sanchez looking to score a takedown here. Monk is defending well but Sanchez drives through and ends up in Monk's guard.
Monk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Monk wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Monk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Monk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez is trying to keep Monk in close.
Monk controlling from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ninja Monk.

Monk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ninja Monk will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanchez throws a wild body kick that Monk sees coming a mile off.
Sanchez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Monk scores with a one two! Sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Monk is able to avoid easily.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sanchez.
Monk misses with the combination.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Sanchez
and Monk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Monk lands with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Monk.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Monk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Monk lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Monk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monk throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monk misses with a left hand
and Sanchez counters with a low kick, right behind Monk 's knee.
Monk throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Monk's front leg but catches the back leg as Monk tries to avoid it.
Monk jabs at Sanchez's body.
Sanchez scores with a jab. Monk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Monk's head.
Sanchez punishes Monk's body with a nice straight punch.
Monk feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Monk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monk looks to land a body kick but Sanchez moved away.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Monk throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sanchez counters with a good, hard body kick but Monk shrugs it off.
Monk throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
Sanchez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Monk looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Monk moved out of range.
Monk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Monk drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Monk takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanchez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanchez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Monk.
Sanchez is looking to score with low kicks.
Monk throws a front kick that sends Sanchez stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Sanchez is predictable there
and Monk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Monk counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monk manages to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a low kick as Monk jumps back.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick
and Monk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Monk checks a leg kick nicely.
Monk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Monk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monk lands with a thumping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oswaldo Sanchez.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Oswaldo Sanchez!
A very excited looking Oswaldo Sanchez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Ninja Monk was interviewed post fight and said 'Another close decision lost? Maybe ToTT wrote that I won? '.